Evaluation of Interoperable CDS System

Problem and Need for the Study

There is a critical global need to bridge the gap between patient-centered outcomes research (PCOR) and clinical practice. Currently, many healthcare systems independently develop “home-grown” CDS systems to implement the same guidelines, which is inefficient and unsustainable. 

To address this challenge, healthcare systems must build capabilities to rapidly translate PCOR evidence to the bedside at scale and share interoperable clinical decision support systems. These CDS systems must be equipped with a routinely updated knowledge base through living evidence synthesis to keep pace with evolving guidelines.

Innovation and Impact

The R18 project will adapt a currently deployed CDS system to deliver VTE prevention guidelines for adult patients with TBI. We believe this is an ideal PCOR use case given the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute’s continued effort to combat VTE in trauma and our experience previously implementing this guideline. Our overall goal is to successfully scale, evaluate, and maintain an interoperable TBI CDS system across our 4-institution collaborative network.